A sclentist mixes water (contalning no salt) with a solution that contalns 35% salt. She wants to obtain 245 ounces of a mixture that is 15% salt. How many ounces of water and how many ounces of the 35% salt solution should she use? Note that the ALEKS graphing calculator can be used to make computations easler. Water: ounces Salt solution: ounces

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